A MOTHER suffered horrific burns after a piping hot McDonald's cup of tea which "did not have the lid fitted properly" fell on her leg.

Joanna Audoire is considering suing the fast-food giant after doctors told her she had been left scarred for life by the incident.

The 44-year-old was severely burnt when she bought a breakfast, cup of tea and Coke but when she sat down the boiling water tipped all over her legs.

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When she removed her trousers she claims the skin on her left thigh peeled off leaving her with a huge bubbling L-shaped burn the size of her hand.

The mother-of-three said: "I am seriously considering legal action for the time I have had to take off work and for the injury and trauma I have suffered.

"I was in immense pain. They need to take some responsibility for serving the tea as hot as that with a flimsy lid.

"When will they improve it? When a child is seriously burnt? It makes me cross.

"The lid couldn't have been on properly, and I know tea is hot, but was it too hot on this occasion? I think it was.

"It was very very painful. It shouldn't have happened."

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Doctors told Joanna Audoire she has been scarred for life

I was in immense pain

Joanna Audoire

Ms Audoire, from Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, was shopping with her friend Karen Prodromou when they went to the McDonald's branch in Waltham Abbey, Essex.

Ms Audoire then went to sit in the passenger seat of a car and noticed that her Coke which was in a cardboard holder with the tea - was about to topple.

She reached to grab it but she claimed the lid on the hot drink slid off and half a cup of tea covered her legs.

She said: "I jumped out the car and was hopping around. At the time I had no idea the damage that had been caused.

"I got to work and I pulled my trousers down to go to the loo and it was horrible - the skin came off too.

"I got to the walk in centre and the treated it. They said it will probably scar."

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Joanna Audoire said she is considering suing McDonald's over the incident

A nurse a few days later applied ointment but the skin has now started to bubble and puss has covered her leg.

A spokesman for McDonalds said: "We regret to hear that Ms Audoire sustained an injury following her visit to our restaurant. The safety and wellbeing of our customers and employees is our first priority and all of our restaurant crew are trained to serve hot drinks in a safe manner.

"We are treating this incident very seriously and following Ms Audoire's recent contact with our Customer Services Department, we have launched a full investigation in to this matter.

"We continue to encourage an open dialogue with Ms Audoire regarding this matter."